Combination clip and brooch



May 24, 1938. A. BAYARD'I COMBINATION CLIP AND BROOCH Filed March l0, 1957 lNvENT il.. l. 1

' o i. BY y l MRNY Patented May 24, 1938 Ymuren srres ATEliit'i 3 Claims.

This invention relates in general to jewelry and more particularly to an article of jewelry that may serve selectively either as a clip or a brooch or as both a clip and brooch.

A prime object of the invention is to provide an article oi jewelry comprising two complementally ornamental parts which are so constructed and arranged that th-ey may be secured to a garment in connected relation but when in place on the garment appear to be unconnected with each other so as to produce a striking or unique ornamental or esthetic appearance.

More specifically the invention contemplates a jewelry article including an annular ornamental part, another complementa-l ornamental part to be arranged within and in spaced relation to the annular part, and novel and improved means for connecting the two parts together and attaching them to a garment so that when applied to the garment the connecting means between the two parte shall be invisible.

Another object is to provide such a jewelry article wherein the annular part shall carry means :for supporting the second part and for attaching the two parts to a garment, and the second. part shall serve to prevent accidental detachment of the article from a garment.

A further object is to provide a jewelry article of this character wherein the means for connecting the two parts together and attaching them to a garment shall be hingedly mounted on the annular part in a novel and improved manner whereby the annular part can first be attached to a garment and the second part thereafter can be connected to the annular -part without interference by the annular part or the garment.

Other objects, results and advantages will ap.- pear from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a iront elevation of a combination clip and brooch embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational View thereof.

Figure 3 is a top edge View of the article as illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a iront elevational view of the article attached to a piece of material such as a garment.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the article showing the parts in separated relation and the manner of assembling them.

Figure 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the article attached to a garment and serving as a brooch.

Figure 7 is a similar view showing the use of the article as a combination clip and brooch, and

Figures 8 and 9 are enlarged longitudinal sectional views through the catch for connecting one of the parts of the article to the pin. Y

Specifically describing the invention, the article oi jewelry includes two sections i and 2 which are hingedly connected together at t so 10 that the two sections may be swung apart as shown in Figure 5 or brought together as shown in Figures 6 and 7. The two sections may therefore serve as a clip to slip over the edge of a garment or over the edges oi two or more thick- 15 nesses of material to be clipped together, as shown in Figure 7 where the pieces of material are designated by the reference characters A and B.

A pin 4 has one end iixedly connected to the section 2 adjacent the pivot 3 so that the pin may be inserted through a piece of material for connecting the article to the material, as shown in Figures 6 and '7. l

The hinge connection 3 may be oi any suitable 25 construction, but as shown includes two hinge lugs 5 on the section I and hinge lugs 5 on the section 2 with a hinge pin i passing through all oi the hinge lugs. For resiliently holding the two sections in angular relation and side by side relation as shown respectively inA Figures 5 and '7, the section 2 may be arcuately slit as at 8 to form a spring tongue 9 cooperating with a lug IIl on the section I. The spring tongue 9 normally engages the lug It] so as to hold the section 2 either in side by side relation` to the section I as shown in Figure 7 or in angular relation as shown in Figure 5.

It is an important feature of the invention that the section I is annular or ring-shaped as clearly shown in Figures l and 4 and is preferably ornamental; and an ornamental part II is associated with the section I both to form a complemental ornament for the article and also to prevent accidental removal of the pin from the piece of material or garment to which the article is attached. The ornamental part II may be of any suitable conguration and bear any suitable surface ornamentation, and it is separably interlocked With the pin 4.

As shown, the part I I carries a catch including a tube I2 having a transverse slot I3 through which passes a lug I4 carried by one end of a spring strip I5 the other end of which is rigidly connected to the tube as at I6. The free end of 55 the pin 4 has a transverse notch II into which the tongue I4 ts when the tube I2 is applied to the pin in one position as shown in Figure 8, so that the part H is securely interlocked with the pin. Upon rotation of the part II and tube I2 through an angle of ninety degrees, the tongue I4 rides out of the notch I 'I upon the smooth surface of the pin at one end of the notch, as shown in Figure 9, so that the tube I2 and ornament II can be removed from the pin.

It will be observed that when the pin has been inserted through a piece of material as shown in Figures 6 and '7, and the ornament I I has been connected to the pin, accidental removal of the pin from the piece of material is positively prevented. Accordingly the ornament II cooperates with the clip formed by the two sections I and 2 to prevent accidental displacement of the clip from the material to which it is attached.

Another important feature of the invention is the construction and combination and arrangement of parts whereby when the article is attached to a garment or other piece of material, the ornament II shall appear to be unconnected with or separate from the annular section I, as shown in Figure 4. To effect this result, the pin I4 extends transversely of the annular section I and its free end is disposed in spaced relation to the inner perimeter of the annular section so that when the ornament I I is attached to the pin, all portions of the ornament are in spaced relation to the inner perimeter of the section I. As shown, the section I is circular and the free end of the pin terminates at approximately the center of the circle.

In applying the device to a piece of material or a garment, the two sections are preferably separated as shown in Figure 5 so as to facilitate insertion of the pin through the material C as shown in Figures 5 and 6. Then after the pin has been inserted, the section I extends outwardly from the piece of material to provide a clearance around the end of the pin for attachment of the part II, whereupon the part II is slipped upon the end of the pin las shown in Figure 5. Then the section I may be swung toward the material and the section 2 as shown in Figure 6. The pin is thereby entirely concealed, the main portion being in the material and the end portion being covered by the ornamental part, so that the ornamental part I I appears to be unconnected with the annular section I as shown in Figure 4, and a unique aesthetic appearance is produced, as shown in Figure 4.

The construction is also highly advantageous in that it admits of innumerable diierent combinations of the parts I and II, it being possible to interchangeably use parts I of many different designs with parts II of different designs. For example, there might be a series of designs for the parts II to be Worn for different occasions, such as a horse for a horse show, a golf club design for a golf tournament, a fish for a shing expedition, a yacht for a yacht race, etc.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the specic details of structure of the article may be modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An article of jewelry comprising an annular part, a pin hingedly connected at one end to said part and extending transversely of the annular part with its free end disposed within the inner perimeter of said annular part, and a second part separably connected to said free end of the pin.

2. An article of jewelry comprising an annular part, a pin hingedly connected at one end to said part and extending transversely of the annular part with its free end disposed within the inner perimeter of said annular part, and a second part having a separable interlocking connection with said free end of the pin, whereby said pin may be inserted through a piece of material, said annular part may be swung away from the pin to permit easy connection of the second part to the free end of the pin and said second part when interlocked with said pin will prevent accidental removal of the pin from the material.

3. An article of -jewelry including an annular part, a pin connected at one end to and extending transversely of said annular part with its free end disposed in spaced relation to the inner perimeter of said annular part, and a second part separably connected to and overlying said free end of the pin, whereby said pin may be inserted through a piece of material with only its free end projecting therefrom and exposed and said second part when connected to said free end of the pin will conceal the same so that said second part will appear to be unconnected with said annular part.

ARMAND BAYARDI. 

